Naveen Patnaik

Senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Saturday challenged the BJP to declare its CM candidate for Odisha and claimed that the party would get less than 10 per cent votes if it names any of its current state leaders.

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dared Naveen Patnaik to name all the districts of Odisha and their district headquarters without referring to any notes.

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments relating to the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, BJD on Saturday said he comes to give booster dose to state BJP leaders as they as they do not have hope of coming to power.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a public meeting in Odisha's Kandhamal, issued a bold challenge to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. PM Modi urged Mr Patnaik to name all the districts of Odisha without the aid of written notes.

Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian on Friday asserted that he would quit politics if party president Naveen Patnaik does not become the chief minister of Odisha for the sixth time in a row after the assembly elections.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls to make Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036.

Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian on Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi.

Loot by the Congress and then Biju Janata Dal for over seven decades after Independence kept resources-rich Odisha poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Behrampur today

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will never accept Bharat Ratna or any other award for his father Biju Patnaik in return for any election or political alliance with the BJP, his close associate and Biju Janata Dal leader V K Pandian has said.

Unfazed by the 'outsider' barb of his opponents, Naveen Patnaik's closest associate V K Pandian has said he is a "natural successor" to all the great values of the Odisha chief minister and he will do everything under the sun to help his "guru".

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared assets valued at Rs 71.07 crore, up by over Rs 7 crore in the last five years, as mentioned in an affidavit filed by him in the Election Commission.

Several leaders and workers of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan.

A 'lungi versus dhoti' debate emerged in Odisha politics after Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for appearing in a video message wearing a lungi.

BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will also contest from Kantabanji assembly constituency in Bolangir district of Western Odisha along with his traditional Hinjili seat in Ganjam district.

Naveen Patnaik founded the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 1997

Senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Saturday challenged the BJP to declare its CM candidate for Odisha and claimed that the party would get less than 10 per cent votes if it names any of its current state leaders.

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dared Naveen Patnaik to name all the districts of Odisha and their district headquarters without referring to any notes.

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments relating to the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, BJD on Saturday said he comes to give booster dose to state BJP leaders as they as they do not have hope of coming to power.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a public meeting in Odisha's Kandhamal, issued a bold challenge to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. PM Modi urged Mr Patnaik to name all the districts of Odisha without the aid of written notes.

Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian on Friday asserted that he would quit politics if party president Naveen Patnaik does not become the chief minister of Odisha for the sixth time in a row after the assembly elections.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls to make Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036.

Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian on Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi.

Loot by the Congress and then Biju Janata Dal for over seven decades after Independence kept resources-rich Odisha poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Behrampur today

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will never accept Bharat Ratna or any other award for his father Biju Patnaik in return for any election or political alliance with the BJP, his close associate and Biju Janata Dal leader V K Pandian has said.

Unfazed by the 'outsider' barb of his opponents, Naveen Patnaik's closest associate V K Pandian has said he is a "natural successor" to all the great values of the Odisha chief minister and he will do everything under the sun to help his "guru".

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared assets valued at Rs 71.07 crore, up by over Rs 7 crore in the last five years, as mentioned in an affidavit filed by him in the Election Commission.

Several leaders and workers of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan.

A 'lungi versus dhoti' debate emerged in Odisha politics after Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for appearing in a video message wearing a lungi.

BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will also contest from Kantabanji assembly constituency in Bolangir district of Western Odisha along with his traditional Hinjili seat in Ganjam district.

Naveen Patnaik founded the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 1997